Being a member of the Toshiba group of companies, Toshiba Machine's origin can be traced back more than a century to Shibaura Engineering Works Co., the forerunner of the Toshiba corporation established in 1875. The Machine Tool Division of the Shibaura Engineering Works Co. was incorporated as an independent company in 1938, named the Shibaura Machine Tools Co., Ltd., the forerunner of the Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd. which supplies machinery and electronic controls to automotive, aerospace, heavy equipment, construction, plastics, transportation, semiconductor and communication markets worldwide.